José Salomón
José Salomón (9 July 1916 in La Plata – 22 January 1990) was an Argentine football defender who played club football for Talleres de Remedios de Escalada and Racing Club de Avellaneda and captained the Argentina national football team.[1]
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José Salomón | ||
| Date of birth | 9 July 1916 | ||
| Place of birth | La Plata, Argentina | ||
| Date of death | 20 January 1990 (aged 73) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1934 | Talleres-Lanus | 3 | (0) |
| 1934–1938 | Talleres (RE) | 93 | (0) |
| 1939–1946 | Racing Club | 215 | (0) |
| 1947 | Liverpool de Montevideo | (0) | |
| 1950 | Talleres (RE) | 9 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1939–1946 | Argentina | 44 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Salomón started his career in 1934 with Talleres before moving to Avellaneda to play for Racing Club between 1939 and 1945.
Salomón played a total of 44 games for Argentina[2] including 21 in the Copa América a national record he shares with Oscar Ruggeri. Salomón was part of two Copa América winning teams but his career was ended in the 1946 edition of the competition by a Jair Rosa Pinto tackle which broke his tibia and fibula sparking a riot and pitch invasion and fueling the Argentina and Brazil football rivalry.[3]
References
- http://www.once-onze.narod.ru/ARGENTINA/S/Sam/Salomon_Jose.mht%5B%5D
- rsssf: Argentina record international players Archived 2010-01-13 at the Wayback Machine
- "Match Preview – Brazil v Argentina | UNSORTED | Unhoused Import Pages". Arsenal.com. 2011-07-13. Retrieved 2012-01-15.
